Hemam Shilky Devi

Shilky Devi
Personal information
Full name Hemam Shilky Devi
Date of birth (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Moirang, Manipur, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gokulam Kerala
Number 66
Youth career
SAI Academy Imphal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2022 Gokulam Kerala
2022–2023 The Young Welfare Club
2023– Gokulam Kerala 21 (3)
International career
2019 India U17 4 (3)
2021–2023 India U20 17 (1)
2022– India 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Hemam Shilky Devi (born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur,[1] who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.

Early life

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Hemam Shilky was born in Moirang, into a poor family. Her father was a cook and he used to encourage Hemam to play football. Her mother, also a cook, reluctantly accepted later. Hemam was then sent to the SAI Academy, Imphal for training.

Career

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Hemam made her Junior India debut at the age of 12 years in 2018 when she captained India to victory at the SAFF under-15 Women's Championship in Bhutan and became the joint top-scorer. The other tournaments she has played in are AFC U-16 Qualifiers in Mongolia[2] in 2019 before she made here Senior India debut in 2022 against Brazil[3] where India lost 1–5. In the other matches, they lost to Chile 0-3 on 29 November and to Venezuela 1-2 on 2 December 2021.

In the FIFA U-17 World Cup, she was part of the Indian team that played three matches in October 2022 against USA (lost 0-8),[4] Morocco (lost 0-3)[4] and Brazil (lost 0-5).[5] In 2022, she also played the Asian Women's Cup in 2022 and was part of the India Under-17 team at the Women's World Cup where she was the captain.[6]

In March 2023, she also represented India U-20 women's team in Group F matches at the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 at Viet Tri City, Indonesia.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gokulam Kerala 2022–23 Indian Women's League 10 3 0 0 0 0 10 3
2023–24 9 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 9 0
Gokulam Kerala total 19 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 3
Career total 19 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 3

International

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As of 12 July 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2021 2 0
2022 0 0
2023 7 1
2024 7 0
Total 16 1
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Hemam Shilky Devi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 April 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 4–0 5–0 2024 Olympic Qualifiers

Honours

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Gokulam Kerala

Manipur

Individual

  • Indian Women's League Best Defender: 2023–24

References

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  1. ^ "Hemam Shilky Devi". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "14-year-old Shilky Devi aspires to dream big and fulfil world cup ambition". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ Tandon, Avishka. "Who Is Shilky Devi? Youngest Football Player In Asia Women's Cup 2022". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Score, AI (12 September 2023). "Hemam Shilky Devi". www.aiscore.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ "India - S. Hemam - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Youngest in Asia, Shilky Devi looking to take learnings into the future". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ India, Press Trust (9 March 2023). "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: India Blank Indonesia With Six Goals To Maintain Perfect Record". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Manipur champions for the 22nd time in Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". AIFF. 15 May 2024.
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